Maine Memory Network
Maine's Online Museum

Title: Railroad Crossing, Springvale

Contributed by: Sanford Historical Committee

Date: circa 1905

Location: Springvale

Media: Print from GLass Negative

Title: Wabanaki Pipe Bowl, ca. 1710

Contributed by: Museums of Old York

Date: circa 1710

Media: black stone

Title: Wooden Water Pipe

Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum

Date: circa 1850

Location: Bangor

Media: Wood

Address: Presumpscot Street (rear), Portland

Owner in 1924: Canadian National Railroad

Use: Shop - Pipe Cutting

Address: 1-5 Custom House Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: W.L. Blake & Co.

Use: Shop - Pipe Cutting

Hermann Kotzschmar: Portland's Musical Genius

During the second half of the 19th century, "Hermann Kotzschmar" was a familiar household name in Portland. He spent 59 years in his adopted city as a teacher, choral conductor, concert artist, and church organist.

Laboring in Maine

Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.